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1 Patient outcomes of specialist nursing services An RCN quality improvement initiative 1

2 . Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Method 4 3. Findings 6 4. Next steps 6 Appendix 1: Participant profile 7 Appendix 2: Coding document template 8 Appendix 3: Draft patient evaluation of specialist nursing measurement tool 10 Authors Mehreen Chandan and Lynne Currie, Project Managers: Evaluating and Improving Quality, Standards and Innovation Unit (QSIU), RCN Learning and Development Unit. Acknowledgements We would like to thank all those patients, patient representatives and patient organisations that gave their time to participate in this project. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank fellow QSIU team members Chris Watts and Jenny Gordon for their expertise and support throughout this phase of the project. RCN Legal Disclaimer This publication contains information, advice and guidance to help members of the RCN. It is intended for use within the UK but readers are advised that practices may vary in each country and outside the UK. The information in this booklet has been compiled from professional sources, but its accuracy is not guaranteed. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the RCN provides accurate and expert information and guidance, it is impossible to predict all the circumstances in which it may be used. Accordingly, the RCN shall not be liable to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by what is contained in or left out of this website information and guidance. Published by the Royal College of Nursing, 20 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0RN 2012 Royal College of Nursing. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of the Publishers. This publication may not be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise disposed of by ways of trade in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published, without the prior consent of the Publishers.

3 1. Introduction This report describes the implementation of Phase 1 of a quality improvement project to develop a range of measures to assess the quality of specialist nursing services. Phase 1 was the development of a patient evaluation measure to assess the impact of the specialist nurse on patient outcomes, as determined by patients. This work is closely linked to the development of the RCN s Principles of Nursing Practice launched in Background This work arises from a resolution at RCN Congress 2007 which highlighted a growing concern that NHS organisations were losing a large number of specialist nursing posts in order to reduce the NHS deficit. The election of the Coalition Government in 2010 has resulted in a raft of major reforms aimed at cutting the NHS budget to an unprecedented level and, once again, NHS organisations appear to be instigating a systematic cut to specialist nursing posts. The RCN Congress 2007 resolution stated: That this meeting of RCN Congress urges government to safeguard the role of the expert nurse in the 21st Century. The debate that followed focused on a number of key points, including the loss of nursing expertise as a result of NHS deficits, which in turn could have a negative impact on patient and health outcomes, the nursing profession, and health care organisations. A key outcome of the work arising from this Congress 2007 resolution was a requirement to undertake a review of the literature on the role and impact of the specialist nurse. It became apparent from the literature review that there was a need to develop patient-identified measurement tools (Currie VL, Watterson L (2009) investigating the role and impact of expert nurses. British Journal of Nursing 18(13): ). Research objective The primary purpose of the quality improvement project is to develop a patient evaluation measure to assess the impact of the specialist nurse on patient identified outcomes. 3

4 . 2. Method A mixed method approach was taken which included: focus group discussions, telephone interviews and a web-based survey. There was: a consultation exercise with a wide range of patient organisations two patient consultation events, lasting approximately three hours and comprising three focus groups each a small number of telephone interviews an electronic questionnaire for participants who expressed a wish to be involved (but who were unable to attend the focus group discussions). During the patient consultation exercise we obtained the views of patients who have accessed specialist nursing services within the last twelve months across a wide range of health-related issues or disease-specific treatment. We asked for patient feedback on: key problems when accessing specialist nursing services across public and family health and long-term conditions the contribution made by specialist nursing in supporting patients with the problems identified ideas about how best to assess the specialist nursing contribution to patient care across public and family health, and long-term conditions. Sample Collection of the sample data was carried out through a number of sources. We initially contacted 86 third sector organisations, asking them to cascade information about the RCN quality improvement exercise to their members, via their forums and networks. This contact was initially through and then followed up by telephone calls between January and February A total of 73 third sector organisations agreed to post information regarding the project on their network/ forum websites. Data collection Focus group discussions There were six focus groups during March and April 2011: three on 21 March 2011 and three on 1 April All focus group meetings were held in central London due to budgetary constraints and an agreed focus group schedule was used by all facilitators. Demographic information was collected from participants in hard copy, which they completed before they left. All six focus group discussions were audio taped and transcribed verbatim by Lynne Currie and Mehreen Chandan, which resulted in approximately 120 A4 pages of single-line spaced qualitative data. The focus group discussions were facilitated by Mehreen Chandan and Lynne Currie, who were supported by two other members of the QSIU team: Jenny Gordon and Chris Watts. Lynne Currie, Mehreen Chandan and Chris Watts facilitated two focus group discussions each (one on each day), whilst Jenny Gordon acted as a roaming moderator across the six focus group discussions. Across the six focus groups, the majority of participants were fully engaged and involved in the discussions. However, one of the focus groups was extremely challenging for the facilitator as one participant came along with a very specific agenda (being overly critical of the NHS), and another participant had profound language difficulties (which made it difficult to fully participate in the discussions). In addition, we also targeted patients through two organisations: National Voices and Patient Views. These organisations help recruit patients using various health care services. The total number of participants who took part in the patient consultations and their basic demographical information (ie gender, age, health conditions and health services accessed) is provided in Appendix 1. 4

5 Telephone interviews A total of four telephone interviews were conducted between 21 March and 1 April The participants taking part in the interviews had a variety of different health conditions for which they accessed the services of a specialist or advanced nurse. On average, the length of each telephone interview was 45 minutes. The script used for the telephone interviews was the same as that for the focus groups. The data from the telephone interviews corresponded with the findings from the patient consultation events and the online survey. Electronic web-based survey Invites for the electronic survey were sent out to 39 participants who were unable to take part in the patient consultation events and the telephone interviews. A total of 14 participants took part in the online survey and the response rate was approximately 36 per cent. The online survey covered the same questions as those asked in the focus groups and telephone interviews. It was designed by the RCN on QuestBack and sent to participants via an link. The survey was live between 1 July and 17 July The data emerging from the online survey corresponded with the findings from the patient consultation events and telephone interviews. Data analysis The RCN s Principles of Nursing Practice was used as the analytic framework for theming the data. A coding document was generated for each focus group discussion and a copy of the coding document template is provided in Appendix 2. Data coding and theming was undertaken by Lynne Currie, Mehreen Chandan and Chris Watts to strengthen inter-rater reliability (concordance) of the analysis. A full day was spent coding and theming the data and resulted in the identification of 159 patient identified prompts. Following another look at these 159 prompts, Lynne Currie and Mehreen Chandan removed all duplication and ambiguity. It was agreed that 80 of the 159 prompts were duplicates, 32 prompts were ambiguous or poorly worded and the remaining 47 prompts were then turned into positive statements. After a further meeting to discuss the statements, a number were removed as they still appeared ambiguous, resulting in a draft patient evaluation measure containing 36 items. Each item is measured using a Likert Scale ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. The draft patient evaluation questionnaire can be found in Appendix 3. Final agreement on the 36 item scale, and the dimensions under which each item would be grouped, was undertaken in consultation with Chris Watts and Jenny Gordon. The dimensions agreed upon broadly reflect the key themes underpinning the RCN Principles of Nursing Practice. 5

6 . 3. Findings The outcome of this patient consultation is the creation of a draft patient evaluation measure that can be used by acute, primary, community and tertiary health care organisations to measure the effectiveness of specialist nursing services on a range of patient identified outcomes. 4. Next steps The next stage of this project is to pilot the draft questionnaire. The outcome will be reported following completion of the pilot. The second stage of the quality improvement exercise is currently being planned (this comprises a consultation with advanced and specialist nurses across the five pathways of nursing). 6

7 Appendix 1: Participant profile No. Gender Age Ethnicity Health condition Advanced/specialist nurse 1 Female 65+ White British Heart problems, temporal arthritis, angioplasty, cardiac rehab Diabetic specialist nurse 2 Male 65+ White British Parkinson s disease Parkinson s disease specialist nurse 3 Female Pakistani Daughter has severe anaphylaxis Allergy senior nurses, triage nurses, community asthma senior nurses, practice nurses 4 Male Mixed Referred for possible brain injury Never saw nurses 5 Female 65+ White/Black African Mother has terminal lung cancer. Participant has diabetes Macmillan and hospital specialists 6 Male 65+ White British Long-term partner died from AIDS Numerous specialist nurses 7 Male 65+ White British Cather ablation, various cardiac queries Cardiology consultant nurses 8 Female White British Diagnosed with low grade brain tumour None 9 Female White British Parkinson s disease Diabetes specialist nurse, diabetic nurse, chiropody nurse, neurological nurse 10??? Sister and self suffering from Parkinson s disease 11 Female White British Concern that husband has hernia and participant has Parkinson s Parkinson s specialist nurse Consultant or surgical nurse 12 Male Black African PSA monitoring for prostate cancer Urology specialist nurse 13 Female White British Addison s disease Clinical investigation unit nurse 14 Male 65+ White British Prostate cancer Urology specialist nurse 15 Female White British Daughter has depression Psychiatric nurses 16 Male Black African Emergency dentistry Road show nurses 17 Male White British Blood clots in lungs May day hospital specialist nurses 18 Male White British Myocardial infarction and diabetes diagnosis Cardiac specialist 19 Female White British Diabetes and osteoarthritis Diabetes specialist nurse 20 Female White British Range of health issues None 21 Female White British Neurologist None 22 Female White British Asthma and husband has stomach problems None 23 Female 65+ White British Blood pressure and under-active thyroid Practice nurse 24 Female 65+ White any other white background Cardiac failure and severe deterioration of lumbar spine 25 Male White British Immunology and gastroenterology Immunology and gastroenterology nurses 26 Male 65+ White British Cardiac rehabilitation Cardiac specialist nurses 27 Female White any other background Vascular treatment? 28 Female 65+ White British Heart attack Cardiac specialist 29 Female 65+ Black Caribbean 30 Female White any other background Heart attack Mental illness borderline personality disorder None Cardiac specialist Psychiatric nurses 31 Male White Irish? Nurse practitioner 32 Female 65+ White British Rheumatoid arthritis, chronic obstructive disease and osteoporosis 33????? Rheumatology specialist nurse 7

8 . Appendix 2: Coding document template Principle A Nurses and nursing staff treat everyone in their care with dignity and humanity they understand their individual needs, show compassion and sensitivity and provide care in a way that respects all people equally. Dignity Equality Diversity Humanity Principle B Nurses and nursing staff take responsibility for the care they provide and answer for their own judgements and actions they carry out these actions in a way that is agreed with their patients, and the families and carers of their patients, and in a way that meets the requirements of their professional bodies and the law. Ethical integration Legal integration Accountability Responsibility Principle C Nurses and nursing staff manage risk, are vigilant about risk, and help to keep everyone safe in the places they receive health care. Patient safety Health and safety Risk management Clinical safety Principle D Nurses and nursing staff provide and promote care that puts people at the centre, involves patients, service users, their families and their carers in decisions, and helps them make informed choices about their treatment and care. Advocacy Empowerment Patient-centered care Patient involvement in care Principle E Nurses and nursing staff are at the heart of the communication process: they assess, record and report on treatment and care, handle information sensitively and confidentially, deal with complaints effectively, and are conscientious in reporting the things they are concerned about. Communication Handling feedback Record-keeping Reporting Monitoring 8

9 Principle F Nurses and nursing staff have up-to-date knowledge and skills, and use these with intelligence, insight and understanding in line with the needs of each individual in their care. Evidence-based practice Technical skills Education Training Clinical reasoning Principle G Nurses and nursing staff work closely with their own team and with other professionals, making sure patients care and treatment is co-ordinated, is of a high standard and has the best possible outcome. Care and treatment Multidisciplinary working Multi-department working Co-ordination Integration Principle H Nurses and nursing staff lead by example, develop themselves and other staff, and influence the way care is given in a manner that is open and responds to individual needs. Leadership Contributing to open and responsive cultures Leading by example Influencing care Room 101 Miscellaneous Support provided to nurse Valued Access Discrimination Self-advocacy Variations in price Lack of referral 9

10 . Appendix 3: Draft patient evaluation of specialist nursing measurement tool Instructions for use The following questionnaire has been developed to assess how patients evaluate the care and treatment they receive from the specialist nurse. Please read each statement and tick one box in the response scale which best describes how you feel about each individual statement. For example: Most of the time, the specialist nurse explains the risks associated with my care and treatment in a way that I understand (Please tick one only). Strongly agree (SA) r Neither agree nor disagree (N) r Disagree strongly (DS) r N/A r Agree (A) r Disagree (D) r The questionnaire should take you between 15 to 20 minutes to complete. We would be very grateful if you would complete the questions on both sides of the two sheets of paper. Once you have completed the questionnaire please return it to the specialist nurse, or place it in the box provided. Demographics 1. Are you? r Male r Female 2. Are you? r r r r r r Please state your ethnic group, for example, White British, Black Caribbean, British Asian (Pakistani) 4. Which country do you live in? r England r Scotland r Wales r Northern Ireland 5. Please list any education qualifications you have (if none, please state none) 6. Which specialist nurse do you see? 7. How many times in the last 12 months have you seen the specialist nurse? r 1-5 times r 6-10 times r times r times r More than 20 times 10

11 8. Please read each of the following statements carefully and tick one box which best describes how you feel about that statement. No Statements SA A N D SD N/A 1. I am able to contact the specialist nurse at any time during working hours 2. In most cases, the specialist nurse returns my calls within a reasonable time 3. In most cases, the specialist nurse is able to answer my questions 4. The specialist nurse takes into account any personal circumstances when discussing my care and treatment options, as appropriate 5. Most of the time, the specialist nurse treats me as an individual 6. Most of the time, the specialist nurse considers my opinions when discussing my care and treatment options 7. The amount of time I spend with the specialist nurse is acceptable to me 8. I trust the specialist nurse 9. Most of the time, the specialist nurse treats me with respect 10. I see the same specialist nurse each time I have an appointment 11. Most of the time, I have been given the choice of seeing either a female or male nurse, as appropriate 12. Most of the time, the specialist nurse asks me about any cultural requirements I may have regarding my care and treatment options 13. Most of the time, the specialist nurse asks me about any religious requirements I may have regarding my care and treatment options 14. In the past, I have been asked to provide feedback on the specialist nursing services I accessed 15. Most of the time, the specialist nurse tells me when they have to get information from elsewhere before meeting my care and treatment needs. 16. Most of the time, the specialist nurse accepts responsibility for meeting my care and treatment needs 17. Most of the time, the specialist nurse lets me know that they will get back to me with information I have requested 18. Most of the time, the specialist nurse explains the risks associated with my care and treatment in a way that I understand 19. Most of the time, the specialist nurse listens to any concerns I have about the risks associated with my care and treatment plan 20. Most of the time, the specialist nurse has the necessary knowledge to manage any risks associated with my care and treatment 21. I do not have to keep repeating the same information each time I see the specialist nurse 22. Most of the time, the specialist nurse explains very clearly the side effects of any medication 23. The specialist nurse provides me with an opportunity to discuss risks associated with my care and treatment 24. Most of the time, the specialist nurse keeps me informed through all stages of my care and treatment 25. Most of the time, the specialist nurse has discussed all the available options in meeting my care and treatment needs 26. Most of the time, the specialist nurse does refer me to other health services, if appropriate 27. The specialist nurse acts as a link between any social services I require 28. The specialist nurse does provide me with information on strategies that can help me to manage my health care condition 29. Most of the time, the specialist nurse communicates with me in a way I can understand 30. Most of the time, the specialist nurse appears to understand any questions or concerns I raise 31. Most of the time, I am able to discuss alternative choices before reaching a decision about my care and treatment options 32. Most of the time, the information I receive from the specialist nurse does not contradict information I have been given by others 33. Most of the time, the specialist nurse has provided me with information on any follow-up care that I need 34. Most of the time, the specialist nurse listens to any concerns I have regarding my care and treatment option 35. Most of the time, the specialist nurse acts on any concerns I have regarding my care and treatment options 36. The specialist nurse always addresses me by my preferred name 11

12 . 43. Please list any questions you found difficult to answer and, if so, please tell us the reasons (if none, please write none in the space below) THANK YOU FOR COMPLETING THIS QUESTIONNAIRE 12

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